The ribbon was cut on Friday, April 22, and a new, state-of-the-art Casino opened its doors at the Caravelle Hotel in downtown Christiansted.
With the hotel’s intensive, multi-million dollar renovations complete and the debut of the first casino in the town of Christiansted, Caravelle Hotel is bringing visitors back to the town and the island. The hotel was sold out the weekend the casino opened.
“With our award-winning restaurant, our location, and our warm hospitality, the incredible renovations, and now the casino, Caravelle Hotel will attract new visitors to St. Croix.” said Sid Kalmans of Caravelle Hotel.
The casino opened with a ribbon cutting and a grand block party featuring music performances by Stanley and the Ten Sleepless Knights, The Express Band, The Dale Powers Band, and Kurt Schindler & the Drunken Dumplins.
Experience color, sound, and cuttingedge interaction with classic and new games on a completely modern floor! Try Golden Eagle, Willie Wonka, Titanic, Party Time Progressive, Super Monopoly, Golden Goddess, Sphinx 3D and Heat Wave! Check them out!
Willy Wonka.
The game theme revolves around the Gene Wilder movie of the same name. The slot features exciting settings and mouthwatering chocolates as the symbols, along with Willy Wonka, the Oompa Loompas and other characters from the movie. The game includes video clips from the movie and bonus features that are triggered by the scatter or bonus symbols. The background score and other songs from the musical are also a part of this slot machine, so that you can get an authentic movie-like experience playing this game.
Titanic.
This is the second biggest movie ever to be created and the slot machine is an adaptation of this two-billion-dollar box office hit. The machine is a penny slot, which has a progressive jackpot and multiple other engaging features. The game incorporates many different clips and scenes from the actual movie to make it all the more exciting.
Super Monopoly
incorporates all the favorite characters and some new ones and has the most bonuses with a Wild Bonus, MM Wild Bonus, Click The Wheel Bonus, Free Parking Bonus and a Free Spins Bonus. The backdrop to Super Monopoly is nearly as interesting as the game itself, with a view out over the River Thames letting you admire iconic landmarks such as Big Ben.
Golden Goddess
follows a fantasy theme, in which various symbols like pink horse, white duck, the prince, brown horse, and golden goddess exist. Other symbols include regular high-value cards like Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten. The sound effects and animations in this game brilliantly justify the fantasy theme, with clean graphics and 3D images enhancing the effect even more. Animated symbols can be seen whenever a winning combination is triggered.
Sphinx 3D
is a slot machine with real 3D graphics, and you won’t need special glasses to enjoy them! You can also change the intensity of the 3D content or switch to 2D instead. As the name would suggest, there is an ancient Egyptian theme that permeates this game. You’ll be matching some African animals like lions, cheetahs, and birds among artifacts and hieroglyphics.
The casino’s service bar offers complimentary drinks to players with dining available at the Caravelle’s Rumrunners Restaurant or several others nearby. Valet parking is free of charge. Dress code is island casual; shoes and shirts required. So, pull up a seat and beat the heat in air-contitioned comfort! Be transported to another time and place with eye-catc hing graphics, music, and amazing game design!
The Caravelle Hotel Casino, off Christiansted’s waterfront boardwalk, is walking distance from Seaborne Airlines, the seaplanes that connect St. Croix with St.Thomas and Puerto Rico, and 20 minutes from the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, which welcomes direct flights from Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte as well as neighboring islands.
Look for upcoming Casino block parties on Queen Cross Street in the near future featuring local and off-island bands and entertainers. Enjoy the Caravelle Courtyard now with live music Thursday through Saturday nights and Karaoke on Monday night, from 7 – 10 pm!
Caravelle Hotel Casino
Queen Cross Street at the Caravelle Hotel
10 am – Midnight, Monday – Saturday
12 Noon to Midnight, Sundays
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